Postal Codes

54653 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54653 covers Rockland, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,232 and a median household income of $69,583.

Population
1,23257 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,5838% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.5%3.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$304,971up 27.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,063about the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
17.8%17.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
84%19 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 54653 is

Rockland, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,232
Median age36.2
Family households62.2%
Born outside the US5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)85.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$69,583
Income per person$30,068
Poverty rate8.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k14.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k15.0%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$66,779
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$253,500
Median gross rent$1,063
Rent as a share of household income25.7%
Owner-occupied84%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house87.7%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units2.5%
5 to 19 units1.8%
Mobile home4.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$304,971as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$304,971$168,118

$168,118 in 2016 to $304,971 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed380
Annual payroll$15,981,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 71.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.1 out of 100
Community resilience74.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$69,583$75,670$78,538
Income per person$30,068$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$253,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,063$1,045$1,348
Homeownership84%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age36.240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSPARTA, WI US8.9 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January24.5°F / 5.6°F1.14 in rain
February29.5°F / 9.3°F1.1 in rain
March41.8°F / 21.1°F1.77 in rain
April55.7°F / 32.7°F3.66 in rain
May68.4°F / 44.9°F4.64 in rain
June78.2°F / 55.5°F5.31 in rain
July82.2°F / 59.3°F4.07 in rain
August80.1°F / 56.9°F4.3 in rain
September72.3°F / 48.1°F3.73 in rain
October58.5°F / 35.5°F2.58 in rain
November42.8°F / 24.4°F2 in rain
December30°F / 13°F1.29 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bangor School District55.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Cashton School District44.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

54614 Bangor, WI6.5 km away
54656 Sparta, WI9.9 km away
54669 West Salem, WI13.6 km away
54644 Mindoro, WI17.9 km away
54602 La Crosse, WI19.9 km away
54620 Cataract, WI21.1 km away
54648 Norwalk, WI21.8 km away
54623 Coon Valley, WI21.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

La Crosse County61% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe County39% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.57 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density57 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.9064, -90.9193

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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